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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements applicable to a water well located in a |
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groundwater conservation district and used in connection with |
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certain oil or gas well operations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 36.117, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (e-1) to read as follows: |
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(e-1) A person drilling or operating a water well exempted |
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under Subsection (b)(2) shall report monthly to the district the |
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total amount of water withdrawn during the preceding month. |
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Notwithstanding the exemption provided by Subsection (b)(2), a |
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district may require a well exempted under that subsection that |
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does not comply with the district's spacing requirements to comply |
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with the district's well plugging requirements: |
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(1) at the time of well closure; or |
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(2) before using water from the well for any other |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 2. Section 36.117(e-1), Water Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a water well closed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A water well closed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date of closure, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |